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Sen. Jon Tester urges Biden to reconsider decision to kill Keystone XL Pipeline

Sen. Jon Tester, Montana Democrat, has urged President Biden to reconsider his decision to rescind the Keystone XL cross-border pipeline permit, citing the project's economic benefits in a break with the Democratic White House.

February 3, 2021

John Kerry flew on private jet to accept climate award: ‘Only choice for somebody like me’

Biden global climate czar John Kerry flew by private plane in 2019 to accept an award for his climate work in Iceland, a decision he defended at the time as "the only choice for somebody like me."

February 3, 2021

Gavin Newsom recall ‘coalition’ seeks to remove California governor

The coronavirus pandemic that blew up former President Donald Trump's reelection bid is threatening to wreck more political havoc, this time on once-untouchable Democratic governors in solidly blue states: New York's Andrew Cuomo and California's Gavin Newsom.

February 2, 2021

House Republicans bring bill to reauthorize Keystone XL pipeline, cut Biden out of process

Scores of House Republicans on Tuesday introduced legislation to reauthorize the Keystone XL pipeline, decrying President Biden's day-one order canceling the project as "catastrophic for American workers and families."

February 2, 2021

Joe Biden fuels ‘war on energy’ fears by revoking oil-and-gas permits

The Biden administration, after insisting that its drilling ban applied only to new leases on federal lands, has raised fears that the crackdown will spread to existing projects.

February 1, 2021

Project Veritas: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, praises Biden, rips Trump in latest sting

Working for Facebook may be awkward for anyone to the right of President Biden, as evidenced by the latest Project Veritas video release.

February 1, 2021

Marjorie Greene draws ire on right as Republican Jewish Coalition condemns ‘anti-Semitic comments’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has become a top target of Democrats just two weeks into her House term, but now the Georgia Republican is drawing condemnation on the right over allegations of past anti-Semitic statements.

February 1, 2021

Democratic governors in oil-and-gas states face outrage from Biden crackdowns

President Biden has united Republicans with his oil-and-gas crackdown -- they're against it -- but his aggressive orders have created a bind for Democratic governors in states feeling the heat over his drilling freeze on federal lands and waters.

January 31, 2021

Biden’s order allowing funding for overseas abortion casts pall over March for Life

The 48th annual March for Life was a smaller, more subdued shadow of its usual upbeat self, and not just because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

January 29, 2021

Michelle Lujan Grisham, Jared Polis in bind over Joe Biden drilling crackdown

President Biden has united Republicans with his oil-and-gas crackdown -- they're against it -- but his aggressive orders have created a bind for Democratic governors in states feeling the heat over his drilling freeze on federal lands and waters.

January 28, 2021

Biden reverses Trump ban on U.S. foreign-aid funding for abortion

President Biden made good Thursday on his pledge to rescind the Reagan-era policy barring U.S. funding to international organizations that provide or promote abortions, reversing the Trump administration's stance over the furious objections of Republicans.

January 28, 2021

March for Life adjusts to abortion U-turn with pro-choice White House

In deference to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 48th annual rally scheduled for Friday will be almost completely virtual, with just a small cluster of pro-life leaders holding a socially distanced march in Washington.

January 27, 2021

Biden hit with same-day lawsuit over ban on oil-and-gas leasing on federal lands

President Biden capped Wednesday his one-two punch on climate, thrusting global warming to the forefront of his administration and suspending new oil-and-gas leases on federal land, despite warnings that his jabs at carbon emissions would knock out jobs and flatten the economy.

January 27, 2021

Biden admin. says tribes exempt from drilling freeze after Utes decry order as ‘direct attack’

The Biden administration said that its freeze on oil-and-gas leasing approvals does not apply to tribal lands after a Utah tribe ripped the department for what it called a "direct attack" on its economy and sovereignty.

January 26, 2021

CPAC: Sacha Baron Cohen Ku Klux Klan claim ‘an absolute lie’

Nobody reacted when he walked through last year's CPAC event in a Ku Klux Klan outfit, according to comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, a claim that conference organizers denounced as "an absolute lie."

January 26, 2021

Joe Biden Keystone decision, energy policy conflicts with job creation vow

President Biden promised during the campaign to create "millions of good-paying jobs," but already his administration appears to be moving in the wrong direction.

January 25, 2021

China used Trump sanctions to warn Biden camp about future business deals, says expert

The Chinese government's sanctions against 28 former Trump administration officials also served as a warning to the Biden White House: Cross us and forget about doing business with China after you leave office.

January 25, 2021

Boebert reignites Senate ratification debate with bill to block Paris climate agreement

Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, has introduced a bill to block the Biden administration from reentering the Paris agreement until it receives Senate confirmation, a nod to the longstanding debate over the accord's legitimacy.

January 23, 2021

Biden, Harris commit to ‘codifying Roe’ as pro-lifers decry abortion agenda

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris recommitted Friday to "codifying Roe v. Wade" on the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide as pro-life advocates vowed to fight the administration's pro-choice agenda.

January 22, 2021

Utah tribe blasts Biden’s drilling freeze on federal lands as ‘direct attack’ on sovereignty

A Utah tribe blasted the Biden administration's Wednesday order freezing agency approvals for oil, gas and coal permitting on federal lands, including tribal lands, calling it a "direct attack" on Native American sovereignty and self-determination.

January 22, 2021